Last updated: July 2026
Boland Rugby respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of visitors, supporters, players, partners and other users who interact with our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and what choices you have when visiting our website.
Our website address is:
Who we are
This website is operated for Boland Rugby.
When we refer to “Boland Rugby”, “we”, “us” or “our”, we are referring to the organisation responsible for this website and the information made available through it.
Information we may collect
When you use our website, we may collect limited personal information depending on how you interact with the site.
This may include:
Your name, email address or contact details if you complete a form or contact us.
Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type and general website usage information.
Information submitted through comments, forms or other interactive features if these are enabled on the website.
Analytics information that helps us understand how visitors use the website.
We only collect information that is necessary for the purpose for which it is provided or required.
Comments
If comments are enabled on the website and visitors leave comments, we collect the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection and website security.
An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media uploads
If users are allowed to upload images to the website, they should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data.
Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images that are publicly available on the website.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies to improve functionality, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the site.
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use cookies for:
Website functionality and security.
Remembering login or display preferences for authorised users.
Analytics and website performance tracking.
Improving the user experience.
If you leave a comment on our website, you may be able to choose whether your name, email address and website are saved in cookies for convenience. This means you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.
If you visit the login page, the website may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is removed when you close your browser.
When authorised users log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies usually last for two days, while screen preference cookies may last longer. If “Remember Me” is selected, the login may remain active for a longer period. Logging out removes login cookies.
If an authorised user edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie contains no personal information and simply records the post ID of the article that was edited.
Analytics and Google Site Kit
We may use Google Site Kit, Google Analytics and related Google services to understand how visitors use the website.
This helps us see general information such as which pages are visited, how users find the website, what devices are used, and how the website performs.
Analytics information is used to improve the website, content and user experience. It is not used to personally identify individual visitors.
Where required, analytics cookies will only be used after the visitor has given consent through the website’s cookie banner or cookie settings.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages or articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, social media posts, maps, ticketing widgets or other third-party content.
Embedded content from another website behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited that external website directly.
These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to an account on that website.
External links and ticketing
Our website may contain links to external websites, including ticketing platforms, sponsors, partners, social media platforms and other third-party services.
If you click on an external link, you will leave the Boland Rugby website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.
If tickets are purchased through a third-party ticketing provider, that provider may collect and process your personal and payment information under its own privacy policy and terms.
Contact forms and enquiries
If you contact us through a form, email link or enquiry feature, we may collect the information you provide so that we can respond to your message.
This may include your name, email address, phone number and the content of your enquiry.
We use this information only to respond to your request, manage communication and provide relevant support or information.
How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
Operate and maintain the website.
Respond to enquiries and messages.
Improve website content, performance and user experience.
Manage comments, forms and website functionality.
Protect the website against spam, abuse, unauthorised access or security threats.
Analyse general website traffic and performance.
Communicate relevant information where appropriate.
We do not sell your personal information.
Who we share information with
We may share limited information with trusted service providers where needed to operate the website. This may include hosting providers, analytics providers, website security tools, email systems, ticketing providers or technical support providers.
These third parties may only process information as required to provide their services.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, legal process or to protect our rights, users or website security.
How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
If comments are enabled, comments and related metadata may be kept indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.
For authorised website users, personal information stored in user profiles may be retained for as long as the account exists.
Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you.
Ask us to correct or update your personal information.
Ask us to delete personal information where appropriate.
Object to certain processing of your personal information.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Ask questions about how your personal information is used.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details below.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we aim to use appropriate safeguards for the nature of the information we process.
Children’s privacy
Our website may include content related to school, youth and community rugby. However, the website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without the necessary consent.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and remove it where necessary.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
Contact us
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact Boland Rugby at:
Email: media@bolandrugby.com
Website: https://bolandrugby.co.za
For the contact email, I’d use either their general admin email or create something clean like:
But if that mailbox does not exist, rather use whatever they actually monitor.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
